It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
E63762
"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" is a 1989 duet single by Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin that blends pop and R&B with a sassy, confrontational lyrical style.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (Dub Mix) | 0 | 1 |
| It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (Hip Hop Remix) | 0 | 1 |
| It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (music video) | 0 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
→
song → |
| album | Through the Storm → |
| albumArtist | Aretha Franklin → |
| associatedAct |
Arista Records
NERFINISHED
→
Narada Michael Walden → |
| chartedOn |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
→
surface form:
Billboard Hot 100
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs →
surface form:
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s → |
| featuresArtist | Whitney Houston → |
| format |
12-inch single
→
7-inch single → CD single → cassette single → |
| genre |
R&B
→
pop → soul → |
| hasBSide | Think (1989 version) → |
| hasMusicVideo |
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (music video)
|
| hasRemix |
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (Dub Mix)
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (Extended Remix) → It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (Hip Hop Remix)
|
| label | Arista Records → |
| language | English → |
| length | 4:51 → |
| lyricalStyle |
confrontational
→
sassy → |
| musicVideoDirector | Brian Grant → |
| partOf |
Aretha Franklin discography
→
Whitney Houston discography → |
| peakPositionOnBillboardHot100 | 41 → |
| peakPositionOnBillboardR&BChart | 5 → |
| performer |
Aretha Franklin
→
Whitney Houston → |
| producer | Narada Michael Walden → |
| recordingPeriod | 1988 → |
| releaseDate | 1989-06-20 → |
| releaseYear | 1989 → |
| theme | romantic conflict → |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 2 → |
| vocalStyle |
belting
→
call-and-response → |
| vocalType | duet → |
| writer |
Dennis Morgan
→
Simon Climie → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
→
hasMusicVideo
→
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
self-linksurface differs
→
this entity surface form:
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (music video)
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
→
hasRemix
→
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
self-linksurface differs
→
this entity surface form:
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (Hip Hop Remix)
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
→
hasRemix
→
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
self-linksurface differs
→
this entity surface form:
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (Dub Mix)